90 Million Cubic Feet additional gas added into the System

Islamabad, May 13, 2013 (PPI-OT): Federal Minister for Petroleum and Natural Resources, Sohail Wajahat H. Siddiqui has said that we ensured the continuous supply of Oil and Gas to the Power Sector, due to which no events of load shedding reported during elections.

He said that Oil and Gas was provided to the Power Sector according to their demand. ‘Oil and Gas Control Cell’, established in the Ministry of Petroleum remained operational round-the-clock these days to monitor the Oil and Gas supply during elections. He said that he himself along with the senior officials of the Ministries supervised the provision of Oil and Gas to the power sector in order to make it sure that fuel to the power sector is being supplied according to their needs.

The Minister appreciated the efforts of the officers and staff of the ministry to maintain the supply of Oil and Gas during the elections and said that controlling load shedding during the election was a tough task but the officers and staff of the ministry make this it easy through sheer hard work and commitment.

He said that the ministry has proved that through better planning, management and efficient use of the available resources load shedding is controllable. He informed that cell will remain operational till the end of current week.

The Minister also informed that during last three weeks this ministry has managed to introduce a 90 million cubic feet of additional gas into the system, with a replacement value of US $ 550 million per annum. A road map has been prepared to add more gas into the system. This will help to improve the gas supply for domestic and commercial use.

For more information, contact:
Irfan Ashraf Qazi
Public Relations Officer
Ministry for Petroleum and Natural Resources
Mobile: 0334-4487654
Tel: +9251 921 0220 -9206416
Fax: +9251 921 3180
Email: minister@mpnr.gov.pk